From Keeping “Nature's Secrets” to the Institutionalization of “Open Science”

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction, The Problem: Why “Open Science”?, The Argument: Noble Patrons, Mathematicians, and Principal-Agent Problems, Rival Principals and Common Agency Contracting—The Legacy of European Feudalism, Sequelae: Open Science in the “New Age of Academies”, Conclusion, Acknowledgments, Notes, References